To honor and celebrate its modern-day heroes, the Mississippi Aquarium will offer free admission for both veterans and all active military. Starting Friday, veterans and active military personnel can explore the wonders of Mississippi Aquarium at no charge. The free admission continues Saturday and Sunday. Accompanying family members will also receive 20 percent off general admission tickets as part of…
This morning, seniors gathered at Donal Snyder Community Center as Biloxi Parks and Recreation Department threw their annual Seniors Thanksgiving Breakfast and Fellowship. Anyone over the age of 50 was invited to enjoy a yummy breakfast and spend some quality time with friends. Along with enjoying breakfast, seniors got to hear from city leaders including Mayor Gilich, Biloxi Police Chief…
One of the top high school volleyball players in the state is taking her talents to the next level. Early morning signing for Gulfport’s Sydney Mitchell, who is heading to the division I level with Southeastern Louisiana. Having transferred from Oak Grove prior to her sophomore season, Mitchell was an instant difference maker for the Lady Admirals, who set a…
After a chilly start, temperatures have warmed quite nicely in South Mississippi. High temperatures will reach the mid-70s across the area with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Winds will become breezy out of the north this afternoon. The clouds stick around overnight as temperatures will cool off to the 50s inland, to around 60 on the coast. Partly cloudy skies…
The change in flow has has brought a noticeable difference to our weather. With Nicole and an area of high pressure well to our northeast interacting, a cooler, drier airmass has taken hold. The upper-level cloud shield from Nicole is bringing jupper-level cloud cover to our area. However, the low levels have dried out significantly. Temperatures in the 50s this…
A lot of times in sports you hear the phrase ‘Mr. Do it All’ and on the Gulf Coast it’s hard to find a better example of that than this week’s WXXV Student Athlete of the Week. Resurrection Catholic’s Daniel Pickens can play just about every position in more than one sport and is now less than 48 hours away…
The offers just keep on coming for Picayune running back Dante Dowdell, adding Texas A&M to his bag today. The four-star senior now has offers from more than half the schools in the SEC, including Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Auburn, Tennessee, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Missouri although he’s been committed to Oregon since May. The Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game selection has…
The warm snap we’ve been under is officially over and sweater weather is ahead! Tonight, we can expect temperatures about ten degrees cooler than last night. Heading into tomorrow though, we’ll still max out in the mid 70’s which is still technically above the average for this time of year so not quite sweater weather tomorrow. But, on Friday night…
When Pascagoula dual-sport standout Keilon Parnell was just a freshman, he gave his verbal pledge to Mississippi State baseball. Now a senior, the former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week is finally making good on that commitment almost three years later. “After I committed, that relieves some stress. But signing and making it official, you feel part of the…
The Pass Christian Police Department posted on Facebook they are resuming their ‘R U OK’ Program. The program assists community members who are at home and would like officers to check on them through daily visits or phone calls. While any resident in Pass Christian is eligible for the program, police would like to focus their efforts on the elderly…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s culinary and pastry arts program put on a holiday tasting for the community. MGCCC’s annual Holiday Hobnob is an opportunity for culinary students to show off their creativity, allowing the community to taste some holiday delicacies and pastries. The students really stuck with the holiday theme. Dishes were prepared by pastry and culinary students. Students…
After record heat the past few days, more fall-like weather is underway today across the area as a drier air mass is advected in from the east around the southern periphery of a large surface high sprawled over the eastern CONUS. Upper-level cloud cover is increasing over the area today in association with the outflow of Tropical Storm Nicole situated…
A popular event is making a return after a two-year pandemic related hiatus. The Highland Games and Celtic Music Festival is this weekend at the Harrison County Fairgrounds. The event will be held at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Athletic events, storytelling, animal events and demonstrations, as well as live music…
The Humane Society has a busy weekend coming up in their efforts to celebrate National Adoption Week. The wellness clinic is doing a community pop up pet resource wellness fair at Bayou Landing apartment complex in Gulfport where they will give the first 100 pets free vaccinations and microchips. It will be this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m….
The Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System announced the return of valet parking this week after a while away due to COVID. This service is located outside the Biloxi VA hospital and is in operation every Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Veterans are able to drive their cars up to the entrance of the hospital where a…
Pass Christian officials are looking to make some greenery changes involving dozens of oak trees that can potentially cause several problems. Mayor Jimmy Rafferty and Community Affairs Liaison Susan Putnam met with the city’s Tree Board to discuss what to do with the 55 oak trees on East Second Street that were planted over 14 years ago. While the trees…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s culinary and pastry arts program is hosting their annual Holiday Hobnob. Getting in on all the delicious holiday delicacies is News 25’s Sabria Reid. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Holiday Hobnob, MGCCC
A cyber security ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the MGCCC campus in Gulfport. Gulf Coast President Dr. Mary Graham, along with officials from Mississippi State University and multiple state and federal partners, celebrated the opening of the Mississippi Cyber Center. Dr. Graham said, “Students majoring in cyber security, it’s one of the fastest growing new professions, high salaries is…
Meta will begin laying off workers today and investors are reacting to the election results today. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Every other Wednesday, we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Joining us is Katie King to tell us about this week’s Pet of the Week, Schnitzel.
The Biloxi Fire Department is hosting a blood drive at the Visitor’s Center tomorrow. The ‘Heatin’ up the Holidays’ blood drive, administered by the Blood Center, will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, upstairs at the Biloxi Visitor’s Center. All types of blood are needed and walk-ins are welcome. Donors will receive a t-shirt and a coupon…
This morning, Harrison County deputies enjoyed a cup of coffee and donuts with residents who stopped by the Lyman Senior Center. Donuts with a Deputy allows community members to come together to ask any questions, share concerns, and share encouraging words. It gives people a chance to connect with deputies in a relaxed setting. Lt. Robert Lincoln said, “The idea…
The Mississippi Coast Chamber of Commerce hosted its last Breakfast with the Mayor this morning at IP Casino Resort Spa. Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich gave the breakfast address and spoke on a variety of topics including an update on the city’s government, infrastructure, and tourism. Mayor Gilich touched on the growth of downtown with the big names at Ground…
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says he’s getting a few days of post-campaign rest before heading up to Washington to assemble his staff. He’s taking over Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District after winning last night’s election. He walked away with 74 percent of the vote. Democrat Johnny Dupree came in second with just under 24 percent of the vote and Libertarian…